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*LIVE* Training in U.S. & Canada. *ONLINE* TRAININGS Available!

You can apply to take part in either our *Online* or *Live* Trainings (or both!).

If you are called to become Certified PraiseMoves Instructor, now you can train Online with us from anywhere in the world! Train Online and you may attend a Live Training at no extra charge (and vice-versa). Online training is the Recertification requirement for ALL CPIs.

ONLINE training is held February, May and September every year. Even though we study together online intensively for 8 classes over 4 weeks, it is highly recommended you apply to receive your materials as soon as possible in order to study and be prepared before the intensive online training.

LIVE Training:You will be required to study at home 5-6 weeks before the one-day live certification event. It is recommended to get your materials long before the application due date, so you can invest more time to study at a comfortable pace.

Download PraiseMoves Application Here. Once approved, we can immediately send your training materials and you can study at a comfortable pace. You’ll also receive 50% off PraiseMoves DVDs as a CPI Trainee.

Online Training Available in February, May and September.

LIVE Training: June Int’l Conference, Pittsburgh, PA , Chicago, IL, and Toronto, Canada area when available.

You can APPLY NOW for 2018 Training CLASSES. The sooner you apply the better.This way you are giving yourself ample time to study and practice before classes begin. You will also be ensured a spot before the Classes sell-out..

Please Note: ASAP!If you are interested in Certification in Pittsburgh, please contact MaryAnn Haslett, mahaslett@windstream.net . If you’d like certification in Chicago or Toronto area, please contact the PraiseMoves Office. Live Certification is also available at our Annual Conference (Always the weekend after Father’s Day in June in Tulsa, OK).

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2018

More LIVE Training Sessions to be announced in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Toronto. Contact US if you would like to attend a PraiseMoves Instructor Training in one of these areas. The PraiseMoves Annual Conference is in Tulsa, OK June 21-24, 2018.

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* ONLINE TRAINING February 5, 2018 – ONLINE anywhere in the World – 4-week Webinar Training over 8 sessions for CPI Level I with PraiseMoves Founder Laurette Willis. This Class is FULL.

Classes are recorded and online Mondays and Thursdays (Feb. 5 – March 1). Since the classes are recorded, you may watch the videos the day they are released, or the day after. Everyone is given 24-36 hours to view that day’s lesson.

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You will be expected to “check in” via email and complete your assignments in a timely manner. You must complete all the classes, assignments and requirements within the 4 weeks of training in order to be certified and take part in the online Certification Ceremony on March 1. (This also serves as the Recertification schedule for CPIs who are recertifying. Recertifying CPIs coordinate with CPI Trainer & Coordinator NolaJeanne Baird).

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*LIVE* Training! April 7, 2018– Pittsburgh, PA (18 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh) – from 9am – 6pm with fellowship dinner after. One day Certification at Crossroads Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church, 3243-D Old Frankstown Road Pittsburgh, PA. Must apply by March 3.

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* ONLINE TRAINING May 1, 2018 – ONLINE anywhere in the World – 4-week Webinar Training over 8 sessions for CPI Level I with PraiseMoves Founder Laurette Willis. THIS CLASS IS OPEN. Must Applyby April 20, 2018.

Classes are recorded and online Mondays and Thursdays (except for the first class, May 1, which falls on a Tuesday. Classes run thereafter Mondays and Thursday thru May 24). Since the classes are recorded, you may watch the videos the day they are released, or the day after. Everyone is given 24-36 hours to view that day’s lesson.

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You will be expected to “check in” via email and complete your assignments in a timely manner. You must complete all the classes, assignments and requirements within the 4 weeks of training in order to be certified and take part in the online Certification Ceremony on May 24. (This also serves as the Recertification schedule for CPIs who are recertifying. Recertifying CPIs coordinate with NolaJeanne Baird).

(This also serves as the Recertification schedule for CPIs who are recertifying. It is imperative that Recertifying CPIs coordinate with NolaJeanne Baird . There is work which must be done BEFORE you come to the live recertification).

MIRA!– MIRA is an energetic (and modest) Latin dance workout with the Word. It’s “Christian Fitness with a Latin Beat!” and some are even calling it “The Christian Alternative to Zumba!” (David Warren, Oasis Network). Learn more HERE.

PraiseKICKS – NEW Kickboxing Certification!!!

Each of these optional certifications are for Certified PraiseMoves Instructors ONLY and requires an additional $125 fee per certification. If you certify with us on Thursday 6/21/18 or before, you can sign up for these certifications, too!

This LIVE CPI TRAININGCLASS IS OPEN for NEW Trainees. Must APPLY no later than May 17, 2018.

* ONLINE TRAINING September 10, 2018 – ONLINE anywhere in the World – 4-week Webinar Training over 8 sessions for CPI Level I with PraiseMoves Founder Laurette Willis. THIS CLASS IS OPEN. Must Applyby August 27.

Classes are recorded and online Mondays and Thursdays (Sept. 10 – Oct. 4). Since the classes are recorded, you may watch the videos the day they are released, or the day after. Everyone is given 24-36 hours to view that day’s lesson.

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You will be expected to “check in” via email and complete your assignments in a timely manner. You must complete all the classes, assignments and requirements within the 4 weeks of training in order to be certified and take part in the online Certification Ceremony on October 4. (This also serves as the Recertification schedule for CPIs who are recertifying. Recertifying CPIs coordinate with NolaJeanne Baird).

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*LIVE* Training! To Be Announced: September or October 2018– Pittsburgh, PA

*Note: You are expected to study the PraiseMoves course materials AT LEAST 4 – 6 weeks BEFORE the *LIVE* certification event (that much lead time is not required for the Online training since you will be with us over the course of 4 weeks’ time). Be sure to send in your application well in advance of the “Must apply before” date to allow time for your application acceptance, delivery of your course materials and study time for yourself.

Submitting Applications

All applications are to be sent to the main office in Oklahoma at PraiseMoves P.O. Box 1449, Tahlequah, OK 74465. If you are outside of the United States, you may scan in your signed application and send it to us via email (info@PraiseMoves.com). Contact us for payment arrangements if outside of the U.S.

The best thing to do if you believe the Lord is calling you to train to be a Certified PraiseMoves Instructor is to send in an application to the PraiseMoves office and begin studying your materials. Once you are certified, you may attend any online or live CPI certification at no additional charge.

21 Responses to "2018 Training Dates"

Hello there I have been wanting to become a certified trainer and one are that I would love to add to my Certifications is a PraiseMoves Certification. What are the costs for the certification and the study materials? Thank you for all the information that you may be able to provide.

Hi, James! We would certainly love to hear from you. More men are needed in Christian Fitness Ministry – and with so many men looking to look/feel better, lose weight – and want an alternative to yoga – it is a powerful ministry for both men and women.

Interestingly, most leaders in the Hindu yoga movement are men — it’s exciting to see Christian men rise up and counter with fitness programs that honor Jesus Christ.

I’ve been doing PraiseMoves and Love it. I’ve been spending more time in the Word and have been wanting to learn Scripture…which I find really hard. I’ve also always enjoyed yoga…but always felt uncomfortable with the idea. so as I was doing research I came upon your website.

Hello, I am already at certified yoga instustuter in Hatha yoga. I have only been teaching for little over two months, am I able to get certified in Praise Moves? I am a Christain, along with all of the other students that where in my yoga training. I believe that most people do not really now that yoga stems from other religious belief systems. I was introduced to Praise Moves by my dear friends mother, who is a Minister herself.

I am so excited to find this website. I feel strongly that the Lord is calling me to take a leap of faith with big changes in my life. I finally feel I have found my true calling. After lots of thought and prayer I know what the Lord is asking me to do. The world is in need of people to teach and educate others on living a complete and healthy life style. while putting the Lord first. From the foods we eat to the life style we live. Knowing that Yoga being against all my christian beliefs but believing that that the physical aspect is very healthy for the body. Just needing to find a way to educate other on the physical part and leaving the “yoga” (Hindu) out. While focusing on our Lord and Savor. Very excited to get signed up for an upcoming class toe get certified.

2 Corinthians 3:17
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

I have been praying about a way to get out of my current profession for the past year. I have looked into going back to school and other ways to change my profession. I injured my back in December and was bedridden for Christmas! 3 bulging discs! The Lord does work in a way that we may not see at the time! Lots of pain and therapeutic yoga later I am searching for ways to get certified in yoga only I am not interested in taking all the ‘extra’ classes on third eye, oneness, and some even list tarot card reading as a class! If I cannot glorify my God while doing it, I cannot do it. I am so excited to have found this website tonight! This may not get me completely out of the job I do from day to day, but it might help me to an alternate path and may allow me part time in this job and part time spreading the good news of Christ and the good news of health at the same time!

Hi, Conni! We hope to have online training later this year.
One will have to become a Certified PraiseMoves Instructor first – that’s the basic foundation to all our training.
We look forward to hearing from you!

Hi Laurette, if we get a generic fitness certificate the group fitness training in our own country, will it be possible to do Mira and PraiseMoves Gold, I have a huge interest here for PM Gold!!! 🙂 almost finished my generic group training certificate and am registered with Australian Fitness Network as a group fitness instructor, and my insurance is also for group fitness training. Was very important to me not to go the way of being insured as a yoga instructor. It was the long way around the insurance journey to be registered as a group fitness instructor and complete the additional fitness training, but I believe it was the way of integrity. Looking forward God willing to the conference this year!

Hi! I am interested in becoming certified in Praise Moves. I have clicked on every possible link and cannot find any dates for certification. Can I please receive information on training dates. I would love to bring this to my church and area churches around my city (even to the elementary school I teach at). Thank you!

I first found your website a year ago while in Belgium. The Lord directed me to you and I have thought of you and the organization since. I am really interested in getting certified asap. I will be sending in my application as soon as I can. Thank You for obeying God! May God continue to grant you the desires of your heart!!!

Hi! My name is Kay Houser and I am a fitness instructor in Tennessee. I am interested in becoming a Praise Moves Instructor for my church, and would have no problem with the online study, but there is no live training offered in the south and I wouldn’t be able to attend the trainings you have offered. Is it possible to certify completely online? I have been a fitness instructor for seven years, teach five days a week and am certified in eight different fitness formats. We have a real need for Praise Moves in this area and I would love to certify if possible. Thanks! Kay

This is so exciting. I attended a Yoga class and really like the exercise part of it but do not agree with the Hinduism. I also am passionate about health and wellness. I am praying and planning to attend a conference training!